Sonesta International Hotels to Manage the 485-room
Royal Sonesta Hotel Houston in Texas Through a Re-branding
of the Current Intercontinental Hotel Houston

BOSTON, May 22,
2012 -- Sonesta
International Hotels
Corporation today announced its first hotel in Texas; the
AAA approved
Four Diamond, 485-room Royal Sonesta Hotel Houston.
Scheduled to come
under Sonesta management on July 16, this full service
hotel is located
in the Houston Galleria area. The hotel is currently
known as the
Intercontinental Hotel Houston. For more information or
future
reservations please visit www.Sonesta.com
or call 1.800.SONESTA.

The Royal Sonesta Hotel Houston is located in the heart
of Uptown
Houston, just a few blocks from The Galleria, an upscale
destination
for shopping, dining and entertainment. The hotel offers
50,000 square
feet of function space, several dining options, a
swimming pool and a
24-hour health club. This 23-story modern hotel is
located near the
Museum and Theater districts and is just minutes from
Downtown Houston.

Houston, America's fourth-largest city, is a cosmopolitan
destination,
offering world-class dining, arts and culture, shopping
and exciting
nightlife. Discover a thriving arts scene, with ballet,
opera, symphony
and theater. The nearby Museum District is the country's
fourth
largest, with 18 cultural powerhouses within a few blocks
of one
another. NASA and the Texas Medical Center, along with 25
Fortune 500
corporations, are headquartered in Houston.